Monster Ale
Brooklyn Brewery in New York City, New York, United States 🇺🇸
Barley Wine - Barley Regular|
Score
7.13
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Brooklyn Monster Ale is a classic barley wine, a style of ale originally brewed by the butlers to the English and American aristocracy. It is brewed from three mashes of heirloom British malt and spiced with aromatic American Willamette, Cascade and Fuggle hops.
After four months of aging, it has a magnificent burnished copper color, an aroma redolent of sherry, citrusy hops and fruit, a soft, warming, complex palate, a spiritous finish, and a strength of 10.8%.
It is vivacious when young, but will age gracefully for many years, becoming more complex over time.
After four months of aging, it has a magnificent burnished copper color, an aroma redolent of sherry, citrusy hops and fruit, a soft, warming, complex palate, a spiritous finish, and a strength of 10.8%.
It is vivacious when young, but will age gracefully for many years, becoming more complex over time.
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7/10
Smooth sweetness. Not bad.
Tried
on 22 Oct 2015
at 22:30
10/10
Tried
on 09 Jul 2015
at 14:27
9.8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 10
Flavor 10
Texture 8
Overall 10
Pours dark amber with yellowish head. Intense aromas: honey, caramel, orange, Halls drop, white flowers, fig leaf, butterscotch, molasses... Creamy, full-bodied, powerful. Sheer bitterness marks the long finish. Delicious.
Tried
on 10 May 2015
at 17:17
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
On draft at Mad Fox Barleywine Festival 2015. Vintage 2011. Pours a clear copper with a ecru head. Caramel aroma. Flavors of toffee. Smooth and mellow finish
Tried
from Draft
on 22 Feb 2015
at 15:35
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 5
On draft at madfox it is a golden amber color with slight head. The aroma is a sherry and the taste is a sweet flavor that resonates bitter sweet in the finish
Tried
from Draft
on 22 Feb 2015
at 11:44
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle. Hallamshire House, Sheffield. 2012. Clear amber. Halo of white head. Big, sweet, caramel malts. Dried vine fruits. Fairly boozy. Hint of banana esters. It’s big, but not necessarily complex. Taste is dry. Light sweet. Some bitterness at the end. Chewy, full palate. Finishes boozy, long dry, and light bitter. Decent, especially with a piece of peanut butter chocolate cake...
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Jan 2015
at 17:02
8/10
Tried
on 18 Nov 2014
at 12:10
8/10
Tried
on 18 Nov 2014
at 12:09
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
(Bottle 0,355l)
Aroma : Fruity, alcohol, spicy.
Appearance : Hazy golden-orange color. Almost none head.
Taste : Alcohol, spicy, medium sweet, some fruits, light caramel, medium bitter.
Palate : Medium-full body. Spicy, strong alcohol warm finish.
Overall : Very strong, warming, sipping beer. Tasty.
Aroma : Fruity, alcohol, spicy.
Appearance : Hazy golden-orange color. Almost none head.
Taste : Alcohol, spicy, medium sweet, some fruits, light caramel, medium bitter.
Palate : Medium-full body. Spicy, strong alcohol warm finish.
Overall : Very strong, warming, sipping beer. Tasty.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Nov 2014
at 12:32
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
12 fl. oz. bottle, 2012, from Bierzwerg. A dark amber in the glass, nearly no head. Alcohol and dark fruity wood on the nose. Starts smooth, dark fruity, heavy cookie sweetness, malt, alcoholic warming. Hop and bitterness in the second row. Nearly no carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Sep 2014
at 13:25